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Health systems readiness and quality of inpatient malaria case-management in Kano State, Nigeria

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background Nigeria was among the first African countries to adopt and implement change of treatment policy for severe malaria from quinine to artesunate.
Abiodun A. Ojo, Kolawole Maxwell, Olusola Oresanya, Justice Adaji, Prudence Hamade, James K. Tibenderana, Saddiq S. Abubakar, Bala M. Audu, Ahmad Njidda, Aishatu B. Gubio, Robert W. Snow, Dejan Zurovac   +11 more
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The need for larval source management accompanying urban development projects in malaria endemic areas: a case study on Bioko Island

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background In 2017, several new housing districts were constructed on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. This case study assessed the impact construction projects had on mosquito larval habitats and the effectiveness of larval source management in reducing
Guillermo A. García, Godwin Fuseini, Olivier Tresor Donfack, Rachel N. Wofford, Jose Antonio Mba Nlang, Prudencio Bibang Efiri, Valeriano Oluy Nsue Maye, Thomas A. Weppelmann, David Galick, Wonder Philip Phiri, Kylie DeBoer, Jordan M. Smith, Jeremias Nzamio Mba Eyono, Matilde Riloha Rivas, Carlos A. Guerra, Michael E. von Fricken   +15 more
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Transmission-Blocking Vaccines: Harnessing Herd Immunity for Malaria Elimination

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2021
Introduction Transmission-blocking vaccines (TBV) prevent community spread of malaria by targeting mosquito sexual stage parasites, a life-cycle bottleneck, and will be used in elimination programs. TBV rely on herd immunity to reduce mosquito infections
P. Duffy
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of asymptomatic malaria infection in pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A challenge for malaria elimination efforts

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where malaria transmission is stable, malaria infection in pregnancy adversely affects pregnant women, fetuses, and newborns and is often asymptomatic. So far, a plethora of primary studies have been carried out on
Y. Yimam, M. Nateghpour, M. Mohebali, M. J. Abbaszadeh Afshar   +3 more
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The provision of malaria services in border districts of four countries in Southern Africa: results from a cross-sectional community assessment of malaria border health posts

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background The importation of parasites across borders remains a threat to malaria elimination. The Southern African Development Community Malaria Elimination Eight (E8) established 39 border health facilities on 5 key international borders between high ...
Mukosha Chisenga, Bongani Dlamini, Nyasha Mwendera, Paulo Maquina, Busiku Hamainza, José Franco Martins, Francisco Saute, Henrico Bock, Roly Gosling, Adam Bennett, Jennifer Smith, Immo Kleinschmidt   +11 more
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Implementation and success factors from Thailand’s 1-3-7 surveillance strategy for malaria elimination

Malaria Journal, 2021
Thailand’s National Malaria Elimination Strategy 2017–2026 introduced the 1-3-7 strategy as a robust surveillance and response approach for elimination that would prioritize timely, evidence-based action.
C. Lertpiriyasuwat, Prayuth Sudathip, Suravadee Kitchakarn, D. Areechokchai, Sathapana Naowarat, Jui A. Shah, D. Sintasath, Niparueradee Pinyajeerapat, Felicity Young, K. Thimasarn, Deyer Gopinath, P. Prempree   +11 more
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Socio-economic determinants of malaria in tribal dominated Mandla district enrolled in Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project in Madhya Pradesh

Malaria Journal, 2021
Malaria is known as a disease of poverty because of its dominance in poverty-stricken areas. Madhya Pradesh state in central India is one of the most vulnerable states for malaria morbidity and mortality.
Ravendra K. Sharma, Harsh Rajvanshi, P. Bharti, Sekh Nisar, Himanshu Jayswar, A. Mishra, K. Saha, M. Shukla, Aparup Das, Harpreet Kaur, S. Wattal, A. Lal   +11 more
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District-level approach for tailoring and targeting interventions: a new path for malaria control and elimination

Malaria Journal, 2020
Despite huge investments and implementation of effective interventions for malaria, progress has stalled, with transmission being increasingly localized among difficult-to-reach populations and outdoor-biting vectors.
Roly Gosling, John Chimumbwa, Petrina Uusiku, Sara Rossi, Henry Ntuku, Kelly Harvard, Chris White, Allison Tatarsky, Daniel Chandramohan, Ingrid Chen   +9 more
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A comprehensive mobile application tool for disease surveillance, workforce management and supply chain management for Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project

Malaria Journal, 2021
Health care technologies are now offering accountability, quality, robustness, and accuracy in disease surveillance and health care delivery programmes.
Harsh Rajvanshi, Yashpal Jain, Nidhi Kaintura, Chaitanya Soni, R. Chandramohan, R. Srinivasan, Vinay Telasey, P. Bharti, Deepak Jain, Mangeshi Surve, Sachin Saxena, Vilas Gangamwar, M. S. Anand, A. Lal   +13 more
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From 30 million to zero malaria cases in China: lessons learned for China–Africa collaboration in malaria elimination

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2021
Malaria was once one of the most serious public health problems in China, with more than 30 million malaria cases annually before 1949. However, the disease burden has sharply declined and the epidemic areas has shrunken after the implementation of an ...
Jun-Hu Chen, Jun Fen, Xiaonong Zhou
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